phyag 'tshal ba: 1 definition
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phyag 'tshal ba means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Academia: Examining the Blo sbyong Component in Thogs med bzang po's Collected Worksphyag 'tshal ba (ཕྱག་འཚལ་�) refers to “homage and prostration� (to the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and masters) and can be seen as one of the categories (i.e., literary genres) of the Dergé edition of the gSung 'bum (lit. “collected works�)—a text written by thogs med bzang po (1295�1369)—a renowned master of Mind-training practices (in Tibetan: blo sbyong).—The most complete edition of the “Collected Works� (gsung 'bum) is printed in the Dergé Printing House (sDe dge par khang). The texts found therein can be categorized into ten types of writing [e.g., phyag 'tshal ba].

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
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Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 38-44 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 159 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 280 / Stanza 25 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 13 - Kālacakra in Tibet < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Candrakirti's Pancaskandhaprakarana. I. Tibetan text < [Volume 40 (1979)]